Colombia Visa Revocations Hit Two People the President Had Publicly Named
Colombia visa revocations by the US State Department hit a senator and a businessman whom President Abelardo de la Espriella...
September 29, 2026Topic
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Colombia Turns to the IMF, Weeks After Its Finance Minister Ruled It Out
Colombia IMF talks: President De la Espriella orders his finance minister to open talks with the Fund, weeks after ruling...
September 28, 2026
Colombia Markets Closed For Boyacá; De La Espriella Takes Office
Colombia did not trade on Friday as the Battle of Boyacá holiday shut the exchange. The COLCAP ends the week...
August 8, 2026
Colombia’s 2027 Budget Is Short COP 30 Trillion, and the Money Depends on a Tax Reform
Colombia's draft 2027 budget totals COP 575.6 trillion (US$183bn), but COP 30.2 trillion of it only exists if Congress passes...
August 2, 2026
Colombia’s Grid Chief Named Mining and Energy Minister
Colombia's president-elect named XM grid chief Arboleda as mining and energy minister, signalling a technocratic, pro-investment turn on oil and...
July 14, 2026
The World Bank Lines Up a Support Package for Colombia’s Incoming Government
World Bank and Colombia’s incoming team are structuring a cooperation, financing and investment package for 2026–2030, focusing on fiscal stability...
July 14, 2026
Colombia’s Incoming Government Takes Ecopetrol Unit Cenit to Prosecutors
Colombia's incoming government filed two criminal complaints targeting Ecopetrol unit Cenit over a $5M contract and a $123M land programme,...
July 13, 2026
Colombia’s Incoming Government Says a Blackout Would Cost $50 Million an Hour
Colombia blackout risk hits $50M per hour as El Niño intensifies and only 7% of 2026 power capacity is online,...
July 13, 2026
Colombia’s Market Slips as Ecopetrol Sinks While ETB Soars to a One-Year High
COLCAP slipped 0.41% to 2,260 on July 1 as Ecopetrol sank 5%+, but telecoms firm ETB surged 16% to a...
July 2, 2026